Pete Carroll Win Quotations

This was our chance to win the game and the national championship. I don't second-guess that.

For us at that time, it was exactly the right thing to do. We were going to win the game right there. You've seen us do that in the past. If we have the chance to win the game, we're going to go for it.

He'll forever be grateful for the opportunity in the Notre Dame game, to make the play that he had to make to set up the win, and to be part of the touchdown to win the game. That's a moment that you can only get maybe, if you're lucky, once in a lifetime. That was kind of a pivotal opportunity that Matt will never forget.

We have to win one before we can win two.

We have our way at halftime. Our guys know that situation well enough now that they know what's going to come from me, I know how they're going to respond, and we're going to go about our business in a particular manner that gives us a chance to win ? because basically they believe they can't be beat.

That was our moment. I was trying to win the football game. We came within one fourth down of doing it. Missed it by that much.

You make the first down, you win the football game.

This wound up being a bend-but-don't break game, ... I hate to play like that, but that's what this game became. The opportunity to win was still there, and it came down to, 'Are you going to get it done, or aren't you?'

Twenty more yards of field position wasn't going to make a difference. The series before, Texas had great success moving the ball downfield. If we get the first down, we win the game.

You gotta believe you're going to win the way that happened.

The thing I like is that I'm in charge of everything, so I can structure things the way I like. I get to wear all the hats. There are a few guys in the NFL who have that opportunity, but not many. You basically have to win a Super Bowl.

If you get the first down, the game is over. It didn't really matter where they started. You saw how they moved down the field on the previous drive. That was our moment to seal the win and we didn't do it.

I know Cal has had a great time with this fact. They've had a lot of fun with it. I'd like to not let them have so much fun with it. We'd like to win the game and put that one behind us a little bit.

If you make that first down, you're squatting on the football to win the game. We just missed it. By what -- two inches?

They have played really good football, and they have tons of highlights and good things to show, ... But they have been unable to get their win in the Pac-10. That just screams about the Pac-10 offenses. They bring in a terrific running back, a terrific receiver.

That right there is where the game was won and lost. We make the first down, we win the game.

It was exactly the right thing to do. You want to win the game right there.